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Title: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: gpobantam on 16 Aug 2011 at 17:58

Doug.
Do you know why some Mark IV models had the chain drive on the nearside and some on the offside?
Cheers Mick

Title: Re: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: Doug on 16 Aug 2011 at 18:38

Mick,

All Mark IVs (and all Mark series and Dragonfly) have the final drive on the left-hand side. I suspect you have seen a picture or image that was inadvertently reversed.

-Doug

Title: Re: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: gpobantam on 16 Aug 2011 at 20:51

Thanks Doug.
I thought it very strange. I saw the photograph in Members Gallery submitted by Dave in June 2009 from Australia of his Mark IV Sports.

Cheers Mick

Title: Re: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: Doug on 16 Aug 2011 at 21:51

Mick,

Yes, the image is reversed. Not much to go by except for an oblique view of the backwards "L" plate. I'll go and flip the image the correct way now. Oddly, all the Douglas experts that visit this site and no one else has commented on it!

Perhaps I should instead just caption it as the rare export model for driving on the right-hand side of the road? :)

-Doug

Title: Re: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: graeme on 17 Aug 2011 at 01:19

Except that we drive on the left (actually the "right") side of the road in Australia! :wink:

Title: Re: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: gpobantam on 18 Aug 2011 at 16:41

Yes Doug.

When I went back to look at the photograph the only clue I saw was the "L" plate at the rear was obviously a reverse picture

Cheers Mick

Title: Re: Mark IV models, final drive
Post by: gpobantam on 22 Aug 2011 at 11:52

Thanks Doug.

I see you have now changed the drive side - very quick engineering solution. Cheers Mick

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